Indonesia earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 135 km E of Bitung, Indonesia on Sun, Oct 20, 2024, 5:38 PM GMT+8 (09:38 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.2 127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2024-10-20 09:38:42 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
1.649° N, 126.326° E
Region
Indonesia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 9.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.384 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 711 days ago · 61 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 4.7128 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 705 days ago · 108 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 4.285 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 699 days ago · 49 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 4.498 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 691 days ago · 79 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 4.693 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 116 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 4.490 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 690 days ago · 85 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 4.4144 km WNW of Tobelo, Indonesia · 689 days ago · 73 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 4.3121 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 684 days ago · 44 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 4.5130 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 669 days ago · 48 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4130 km E of Bitung, Indonesia · 667 days ago · 47 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 4.6121 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 52 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 5.0125 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 664 days ago · 37 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.3149 km NNW of Ternate, Indonesia · 663 days ago · 57 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 5.2127 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 657 days ago · 37 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.2133 km W of Ternate, Indonesia · 715 days ago · 55 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.3132 km NW of Ternate, Indonesia · 718 days ago · 70 km deep · 19 km away
  3. 4.995 km W of Tobelo, Indonesia · 722 days ago · 108 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000nqml. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.